Michel dealt with fumbling issues at Georgia, but looms as a tantalizing weapon for Patriots play-caller Josh McDaniels. Wynn, meanwhile, figures to slide in as a tackle for a New England team that lost Nate Solder in free agency to the Giants.

"Most of the league looks at him as a guard, but he fits what Dante Scarnecchia, the offensive line coach in New England, looks for," NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock said of Wynn. "He's a left-tackle conversion for most of the league; however, in New England he might be a left tackle. He pops out of his stance, he fits a zone scheme. He's one of the best quick-set pass protectors I've seen in college football in years."

The Patriots surprised some by refusing to pick a quarterback at the back end of the first round, but New England has found a pair of players who will contribute right away.